The originally orange popsicle now turned slightly white, and all the syrup inside had been sucked out, leaving only tasteless ice cubes.
No wonder I don't eat...
But Sakaki Makoto doesn't mind. He's feeling really hot right now, so anything that can cool him down is good. Besides...
Is it dirty?
Not dirty.
Most people want to eat it but can’t.
After sitting down, Sakaki Makoto recounted the information he had obtained, and then asked:
"How's it going over there?"
"I checked all the shelves in the convenience store, and only the top of the shelf where the rice balls were placed had traces of being taped."
Miss Miyano said:
"The residual glue is very sticky and the marks are new."
"I see. It's just as I guessed."
Squinting his eyes, Sakaki Makoto took a bite of ice and chewed it with a crunching sound:
"It seems that someone hid something on the top of the shelf in advance and told the contact to pick it up at the designated location."
"Isn't it too risky to choose a convenient store with lots of people coming and going?"
Miss Miyano was very puzzled:
“What if the things are found by the employees and taken away?”
"You're right. This thing must be very small and not easy to be found. At the same time, the interval cannot be too long, because the convenience store will be cleaned every day..."
At this point, Sakaki Makoto suddenly paused and asked:
"Who do you think is the most suspicious?"
"Everyone is a suspect..."
Miss Miyano spread her hands:
"I think we should go home first and investigate Takenaka Momoe. After all, she was the first person to appear in the convenience store, and she is someone we know."
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